Recognizing the "changing climate" in the mission of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), especially in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos told them that they are not alone in carrying the weight of their operations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the 123rd founding...
BRP Davao del Sur (center) and BRP Gregorio del Pilar (back) hold a maritime cooperative activity with Australia's HMAS Toowoomba in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Australian Defence Force) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has stopped the weekly publication of the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed on Monday, Oct. 21, that Education Secretary Sonny Angara visited Pag-asa Island in the Municipality of Kalayaan, West Philippine Sea. (Photo from DepEd) In a statement, DepEd said Angara's visit on Oct. 20 marked a “historic milestone” as the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Protecting the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is giving honor to the legacy of World War II veterans, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said. This, as Romualdez graced the...
Taguig City 2nd district Rep. Pammy Zamora (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte showed an "un-Filipino" trait with her threat to desecrate the dead, specifically the remains of the late president Ferdinand...
From left to right: Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, Vice President Sara Duterte, 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (Facebook) "Desperate, disrespectful, shameful." That's how House "Young Guns" bloc members Lanao del Sur 1st...
The fishing methods of some foreign fishermen and the island building and construction activities in the West Philippine ​Sea are causing destruction in the country's marine environment, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official said. In the first in a series of biodiversity...
USS Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has asked the United States (US) to donate a soon-to-be decommissioned warship so that the Philippine government may repurpose it for deployment to the...
DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. The Philippines is eager to hold dialogues with China to finalize a regional code of conduct in the South China Sea (SCS), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said. Teodoro, however, expressed doubts on the sincerity of Beijing to...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) A ranking congressman has criticized Russia for helping China block a draft statement by Southeast Asian Nations expressing concern on territorial disputes in the South China...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) successfully hosted a fun run in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Sunday, Oct. 13, which aimed to support the families of its fallen personnel as well as those in the frontlines of the country’s fight for the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Around 4,000 Marines,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. with House Speaker Martin Romualdez at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos (Speaker's Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez commended President Marcos for his “principled stand” in defending the...